Incident #1713
York County, South Carolina, Deputies Reportedly Held Local Motorist at Gunpoint After Flock Safety License-Plate Reader Misread
Description
Steven Melvin, a 42-year-old York County, South Carolina, motorist was reportedly detained at gunpoint for more than five minutes after a Flock Safety automated license-plate reader misidentified the first letter of his plate and matched his BMW to a similar stolen vehicle. The sheriff’s office later said an illegal tinted plate cover caused the malfunction and found the deputy’s actions “reasonable”; Flock said alerts should be independently verified before enforcement.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- york-county-sheriff's-office-(south-carolina)
- police-departments-in-the-united-states
- law-enforcement
- kyle-brogden
Alleged Developers
- surveillance-technology-developers
- flock-safety
- automated-license-plate-reader-(alpr)-developers
Harmed Parties
- steven-melvin
- road-users
- motorists
- epistemic-integrity
- drivers